A second fatal road collision occurred in Larnaca in the span of less than 24 hours.
Blaze Jerzy Rejnowski, a 31-year-old Polish national and former resident of Aradippou, lost his life in a road collision on Wednesday evening.
According to preliminary investigations, at approximately 18:45, a car driven by a 44-year-old Larnaca district resident struck and critically injured Rejnowski on Andreas Kelpis Street in Aradippou.
The circumstances of the incident are under investigation.
The victim was rushed to Larnaca General Hospital by ambulance, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
The 40-year-old driver underwent initial alcohol and drug tests. While the alcohol test was negative, the drug test returned a positive result.
He was subsequently arrested under a court warrant and taken into custody.
Larnaca Traffic Police are continuing their investigation into the incident.
This incident follows another fatal collision on Tuesday, when a 79-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a cement mixer truck in Larnaca.
